Harry Kane helps himself to double against generous Liverpool

22 October 2017

Harry Kane capitalised on another defensive horror show from Liverpool by scoring twice for Tottenham in a ruthless 4-1 victory.

Dejan Lovren was substituted after just 31 minutes at Wembley but he was not the only one guilty of kamikaze defending, with Simon Mignolet and Joel Matip both major contributors to Spurs’ goal flurry.

Star man – Alli

Any number of Tottenham’s attacking stars were worthy of the man of the match tag this afternoon, but Alli edges it. The 21-year-old was playing slightly out of position from the start, but still got plenty of the ball, tucked away the third goal with a well-taken volley and pulled off an audacious nutmeg on Emre Can in the closing stages.

Moment of the match

5 – @HKane takes the ball around Mignolet and slots home with his left foot to give us the lead!

Tottenham have struggled for goals and points since their temporary shift to Wembley, but Kane’s early effort on four minutes set the tone against Liverpool. The England forward finished well but was gifted the chance to open the scoring through downright poor defending. That pattern would continue as the visitors played a hand in all of the goals they shipped on a bad day at the office.